Lacing tip



Oct 8, 1929. DENNIS I 1,730,809

LACING TIP Filed Oct. 21, 1924 IN VEN TOR.

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Patented Oct. 8, 1929 UNITED STATES FFICE JOHN R. DENNIS, OF PROVIDENCE,RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNQR T INTERNATIONAL BRAID COMPANY, OF PROVIDENCE,RHODE ISLAND, A CORPORATION OF MASSA- CHUSETTS LACILTG TI]? 4Application filed October 21, 1924. Serial No. 744,937.

The object of this invention is to provide a lacing for shoes, corsetsand other articles with tip of celluloid or other suitable material,having its surface figured to simulate the surface of the fabric towhich it is attached.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, as will be more fully described,

and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view illustratinga tip of celluloid or the like formed on the end of a fabric lacing, andshowing the surface of the tip as being figured to simulate that of. thefabric to which it is attached.

Figure 2 is a perspective View illustrating a pair of dies which areadapted to apply a strip of celluloid to a lacing to form a tip thereonand the working surface of the dies as being figured to impress the sameupon the surface of the tip causing it to simulate the fabric to whichit is attached.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a strip of celluloid which has a plainsurface before it is applied, to form a tip upon the lacing.

It is found in the practical use of shoe lacings, corset lacings and thelike, of advantage to apply a strip of celluloid about the lacing tocompress the lacing and hold it in compressed position and to soften theinner surface of the strip by means of a solvent or by heated dies orboth, to cause the inner surface thereof to intimately unite with thesurface of the fabric; also to. figure the working surface of theseheated dies so that when acting upon celluloid to compress it aboutthelacing the heat of the dies will serve to soften and impress the outersurface of the tip causiiig it to simulate or take on the appearance ofthe fabric to which it is attached and as the tipping material is of thesame color as that of the lacing it is difficult to tell the differencebetween the lacing material and the tip, which adds to the attractiveappearance, the salability, and therefore, the value of the laoingshaving tips so figured; and the following is a detailed description ofthe present embodiment of my invention showing one means by which theseadvantageous results may be accomplished With reference to the drawings,designates a lacing which is preferably formed of braided fabric butwhich may be made of any suitable material. On this lacing is shown a.tip 11 which is formed of a strip 12 of celluloid or other suitablematerial adapted to be softened by application of a solvent or by heator by both solvent and heat. This material is preferably cut in stripform, as illustrated in Figure 3, and through action of dies 13 and id,folded or rolled about the lacing tocompress the lacing at that pointand hold it securely in compressed position, the inner surface of thecelluloid being treated with a solvent causing it to soften and whencompressed onto the lacing to intimately unite with the surface of thefabric and remain in set position; also the surface of the strip may besoftened by heating the dies 13 and the working surface 15 of these diesmay be figured so as to impress the softened, outer sur face of thecelluloid with these figures causing this outer surface of the celluloidto simulate or represent the surface of the fabric of the lacing towhich it is attached, thecolor of the strip being similar to that of thelacing to which it is applied causing the tip to so closely simulate thefabric as to be difficult to tell where one begins and the other leavesoff. My improved form of tip having its surface like that of the fabricto which it is attached enhances the appearance of the tip and rendersthe same more valuable.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the coustructi onillustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve theprivilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the deviceis susceptible, the

invention being defined and limited only by,

JOHN R. DENNIS.

